by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner We are at the beginning of the flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines the season as…
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Color Vision How & Why It Can Affect Pilots
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue Our eyes are one of our…
Ocular Certification Changes
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue The FAA ocular certification procedures are…
The Aging Pilot
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner© Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue When I learned to fly a long…
Efforts To Speed Up Certification
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue The FAA is acutely aware that…